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Read More10 Blue Note Records You May Not Know
by Marshall Bowden Many record collectors and jazz fans will tell you that there are really no obscure Blue Note records because, during its 80 year history, more ink has…
Read MoreSusheela Raman: Ghost Gamelan
Susheela Raman doesn’t think much of borders. Born in London to South Indian parents but raised in Australia, her musical career has been all about bringing together people, cultures, ideas,…
Read MoreFreedom Suite
The history of Sonny Rollins’ jazz classic by Marshall Bowden In 1956 Sonny Rollins was one of the best-known tenor saxophonists in jazz, released two classic jazz albums, Saxophone Colossus…
Read MoreIke Quebec
The Forgotten Tenor by Marshall Bowden The story of Ike Quebec is in many ways the story of the prototypical working jazz musician who never quite catches a lucky break,…
Read MoreGato Barbieri
Fire and Ice Gato Barbieri is frequently remembered for his Academy Award winning soundtrack the 1972 Bernardo Bertolucci film Last Tango In Paris, but his musical career is much wider…
Read MoreRed Rose Speedway/Wings
A bit messy, but archival edition shows it was better than many remembered
Read MoreCowboys International: Original Sin (Revisited) (Again)
This piece was written in 2003 when Original Sin was released for the first time on CD by the label CD Baby. The disc was titled Revisited and it featured…
Read MoreThree by Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Adderley Takes Charge In 1963 Julian “Cannonball” Adderley moved from the Riverside label, where he had recorded some fifteen albums of material, to Capitol Records, where he would find…
Read MoreDon Cherry: Musician of the World
by Marshall Bowden Read about Don Cherry/Symphony for Improvisers Don Cherry was born in Oklahoma City, OK in 1936 and raised in Los Angeles, where he first began to play…
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